Aerosolized biologic toxins as agents of warfare and terrorism

Respiratory Care Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-122

  Zapor, Michael ^a   Fishbain, Joel T ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; DNA POLYMERASE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PEPTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RICIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXOID; T 2 TOXIN;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; LUNG TOXICITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RAT; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE INJURY;

AEROSOLS; BIOTERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; ENTEROTOXINS; HUMANS; MYCOTOXINS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RICIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOTHECENES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342283210     PISSN: 10785337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5337(03)00054-6     Document Type: Review

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